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Covid-19's devastation is not evenly distributed:
The disease is deadlier in men
The economic fallout hits women harder
Unlike the last recession, the current downturn is disproportionately hurting women’s employment https://trib.al/grpj1KK
The disease is deadlier in menThe economic fallout hits women harderUnlike the last recession, the current downturn is disproportionately hurting women’s employment https://trib.al/grpj1KK
This recession is tougher for women because...
1) This crisis has battered sectors where women’s employment is concentrated
2) Shutdowns have closed schools and daycares, keeping kids at home and making it even harder for parents to keep working https://trib.al/grpj1KK
1) This crisis has battered sectors where women’s employment is concentrated
2) Shutdowns have closed schools and daycares, keeping kids at home and making it even harder for parents to keep working https://trib.al/grpj1KK
April jobs data from the U.S. show that unemployment has risen more sharply among American women than men.
Male unemployment rate: 13.3%
Female unemployment rate: 15.7% https://trib.al/grpj1KK
Male unemployment rate: 13.3%
Female unemployment rate: 15.7% https://trib.al/grpj1KK
When looking at unemployment rates by gender and race, there's an even bleaker picture for women of color.
White women: 14.6%
Black women: 15.8%.
Hispanic and Latina women: 19.8% https://trib.al/grpj1KK
White women: 14.6%
Black women: 15.8%.
Hispanic and Latina women: 19.8% https://trib.al/grpj1KK
Employment losses in leisure and hospitality were particularly severe in April — the data show employment in this sector plunged by 7.7 million, or 47%.
Employment in education and health services also took a nose dive, losing 2.5 million jobs https://trib.al/grpj1KK
Employment in education and health services also took a nose dive, losing 2.5 million jobs https://trib.al/grpj1KK
With millions of children stuck at home, childcare and education is undoubtedly cutting into parents' ability to work.
This is especially problematic for single parents. In the U.S., single moms make up nearly 70% of all single-parent households https://trib.al/grpj1KK
This is especially problematic for single parents. In the U.S., single moms make up nearly 70% of all single-parent households https://trib.al/grpj1KK
Shutdowns also create more housework, cooking and cleaning.
For decades, women in heterosexual couples have done the majority of this unpaid work — even when they out-earn their husbands https://trib.al/grpj1KK
For decades, women in heterosexual couples have done the majority of this unpaid work — even when they out-earn their husbands https://trib.al/grpj1KK
This unequal division of labor likely hasn’t changed that much since the onset of the pandemic.
The @nytimes found that some men are oblivious to this: 45% of surveyed men believed they spent more time homeschooling, but only 3% of women agreed https://trib.al/grpj1KK
The @nytimes found that some men are oblivious to this: 45% of surveyed men believed they spent more time homeschooling, but only 3% of women agreed https://trib.al/grpj1KK
Women are doing the same amount of housework they were doing in the 70s, but they’re also doing more paid work.
When you include both paid and unpaid labor, men work about two hours less than women each week https://trib.al/grpj1KK
When you include both paid and unpaid labor, men work about two hours less than women each week https://trib.al/grpj1KK
Historically, disruptions like the one we’re living through can lead to lasting social change.
If policymakers and employers design recovery efforts with gender equality in mind, it would create a more level playing field in the future https://trib.al/grpj1KK
If policymakers and employers design recovery efforts with gender equality in mind, it would create a more level playing field in the future https://trib.al/grpj1KK
